Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Programme under National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM), culturally maps villages across India. Currently, 6.23 lakh villages have been covered.

Under NMCM, the Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Portal has been developed as a centralized digital platform to integrate and present cultural data collected from across Indian villages as part of the nationwide cultural mapping exercise. The information related to MGMD Portal is as per Annexure I.

The MGMD is a comprehensive and interactive digital platform. To ensure periodic updating of information, the portal enables local communities/villagers to submit cultural information related to their village through the ‘Contribute’ tab. Such submissions are made available on the portal after due validation and moderation.

The Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Programme has been envisaged as a digital documentation and archiving initiative under the National Mission on Cultural Mapping. The availability of structured village-level cultural data on a single national portal supports informed policy planning and reference. However, no specific provisions relating to delivery of grants, livelihood support or strengthening of cultural tourism circuits have been incorporated under the MGMD Programme.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra    Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today

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M Annadurai

ANNEXURE-I

STRUCTURE OF MGMD PORTAL

MGMD Portal is available in public domain and can be accessed at https://mgmd.gov.in/.  Data is organised as per state, district, block, panchayat, and village wise. A unique profile is created for each village, whereby respective cultural elements with images are documented under the following headings:

i.          Cultural Profile

ii.         Heritage Places

iii.        Fairs and Festivals

iv.        Traditional Art and Craft

v.         Traditional Food

vi.        Traditional Dress

vii.       Traditional Ornaments

viii.      Beliefs and Customs

ix.        Famous Personalities

x.         Prominent Artists

xi.        Geographic and Demographic Profile

xii.       Developmental Profile

Additionally, culture of selected village and blocks is available in the form of vibrant videos under the ‘Village Walkthroughs’ tab.

 

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